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Jewish law and contemporary issues /

"Organized as a series of authoritative discussions, this book presents the application of Jewish law - or Halakhah - to contemporary social and political issues. Beginning with the principle of divine revelation, it describes the contents and canons of interpretation of Jewish law. Though divi...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Bleich, J. David (Auteur), Jacobson, Arthur J. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The nature and structure of Jewish law
  • Divorce
  • Jewish law and the state's authority to punish crime
  • The Sotheby sale
  • Torture and the ticking bomb
  • War
  • Dead or alive?
  • Rabbinic confidentiality
  • Cloning
  • A note on Halakhic sources.